Craen Surname

899,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Craen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Craen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1301:88,43613,772
England641:870,59545,570
France461:1,443,972140,296
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Cambodia81:1,935,8937,100
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Craen (64) may also be a first name.

Craen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Craen Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Craen is found most frequently in Belgium. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Craen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Craen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 899,940th most prevalent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 24,537,192 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Craen reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 49 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,223,525th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 64 people.

The last name is most common in Belgium, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 88,436. In Belgium Craen is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 88 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 7 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Belgium this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent are found and France, where 15 percent are found.

Craen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Craen has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Craen surname rose 3,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Craen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Craen surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crahen91107/
Crayen9119/
Craene9114/
Craehn9113/
Craien914/
Crawen911/
Crajen911/
Craaen910/
Crauen910/
Crausen8361/
Createn835/
Craucen831/
Crayten830/
Creahen830/
Creasen830/
Craggen830/
Crain8025,823/
Crean805,241/
Craun801,307/
Creen80473/
Croen80208/
Kraen8052/
Crein8014/
Crayn8012/
Cruen803/
Crien802/
Craem802/
Cryen801/
Creyn801/
Creun800/
Creachen777/
Craessen770/
Creasent770/
Craine734,290/
Crehan732,286/
Crayne731,050/
Creane73499/
Crayon73462/
Crețan73333/
Croain73202/
Kraehn73183/
Krawen7394/
Croene7391/
Crijan7380/
Crohen7351/
Creuen7336/
Craion7333/
Croeng7333/
Crajan7327/
Crowen7323/
Krahen7321/
Creyne7320/
Craiem7319/
Cruyen7317/
Krayen7315/
Craing7314/
Creyen737/
Creant735/
Crijen735/
Crayin734/
Creine733/
Creyon733/
Craiun733/
Crayem733/
Crayan733/
Qrayen733/
Croian732/
Crouen732/
Craind731/
Crainn731/
Craint731/
Crayun731/
Creasn731/
Creing731/
Khraen731/
Crățan731/
Croyan731/
Créant731/
Crayón731/
Crainc731/
Crejen731/
Craune731/
Creune731/
Cruian730/
Creahn730/
Creain730/
Creyan730/
Krajen730/
Creang730/
Creian730/
Crojan730/
Craunn730/
Craoin730/
Crajin730/
Creand730/
Crahin730/
Creion730/
Craihn730/
Creyin730/
Croyen730/
Creusen67447/
Croenne67350/
Creehan67196/
Crousen67123/
Cruysen67123/
Crohain6788/
Crețean6734/
Croayne6726/
Croesen6725/
Creutin6719/
Crayhon6711/
Craitem678/
Kraiten677/
Kraiene677/
Krajent677/
Creatin676/
Criggen675/
Kraiyen674/
Kraijen674/
Croyhan672/
Craisin672/
Cruiten671/
Craggin671/
Crayant671/
Craytin671/
Creggen671/
Crayhan671/
Krajeen671/
Krauten671/
Crooene671/
Croußen671/
Creangå671/
Craineț671/
Craitin671/
Crehane670/
Cruisen670/
Crouten670/
Creahin670/
Craigne670/
Crayone670/
Crehang670/
Croggen670/
Creaine670/
Creeyan670/
Creasin670/
Craynne670/
Crahain670/
Croiten670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Craen
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